Title: Sooner or Later
Author: Adrian Jade
Summary: John Cena goes to a bar and meets this girl. He doesn't tell her what he does and she doesn't ask. Never did he imagine he would see her again. But he does and the charade begins sooner or later he'll have to tell her the truth. Sooner or later she'll have to do the same thing.
Disclaimer: I own Eve, Zoey and Jayson only. The rest of the people own themselves and their likenesses belong to both the WWE and ECW accordingly.
John sat content in his whole little world, he had just finished his 5th beer in about 30 minutes time. He was well on his way to getting himself drunk.
'Drunk' he thought to himself 'who decided to call it drunk ... I mean who sat there and decided that when someone consumes too much alcohol to call it drunk. Drunk is such a funny word' John silently laughed to himself.
He was enjoying the warm feeling that was consuming him. He could still remember why he was here and for what purpose he was getting drunk for. In the background he could hear The First Cut is The Deepest by Sheryl Crowe playing, Eve liked that song why he wasn't sure but she did. He thought of his wife she'd kill him for being at a bar getting drunk right now but at that moment he really didn't care he wanted to feel better so here he was. He closed his eyes and rested his head against the cool wooden bar, the coolness of the bar felt nice against his burning forehead.
A man sat down next to John at the bar. John lifted his head to stare at the man, although his vision was a little blurry but he had seen this man before.
"I know you" John sat up completely.
"Really ... is that so?" the man asked turning in his seat towards John.
"Yeah" John mumbled.
"You are the guy from that band"
"Hmmm not much to go on"
" ... Anthony ... ummm ... Anthony ..."
"Kiedis"
"Yes Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers" John said.
Anthony smiled at the semi drunken man.
"I'm John ..."
"Cena" Anthony cut him off "I know who you are, I was at Wrestlemania 21 when you first won the WWE title"
"My wife is like one of your biggest fans, I'm pretty sure she knows all the words to everyone of your songs ... if she wasn't married with 2 kids she would totally be one of your band's groupies ... wait that sounded wrong"
Anthony laughed "I knew what you meant".
"So she is that big of a fan huh?" Anthony asked.
"That's all my kids listen to ... hell my 8 year old step son's favorite song is Suck my Kiss" John admitted.
"You know that song is about ..."
"We know" John stated before Anthony could finish his sentence "believe me my wife and I have tried to get him to listen to other songs but no he honestly loves that song"
"He also likes the song Otherside" John shook his head a little "he is a strange little boy"
"That song really isn't much better it's talking about how I couldn't kick my heroine addiction and wanted to kill myself"
"I don't think he knows that yet" John said "my little 2 year old daughter loves the song On Mercury, she thinks the song is funny"
"And your wife what's her favorite song?" Anthony asked.
"She has 3, Can't Stop, Tell Me Baby and Under The Bridge" John said.
Anthony then lifted his Corona with lime towards John "To your wife then"
"To my wife" John said somewhat sadly before clinking his own beer with Anthony.
"So why are you here getting yourself drunk you really don't have to answer if you don't want to it's just that being a professional athlete it probably isn't a good idea for you to be getting drunk"
John sighed and thought about what led him to be where he was at that very moment.
"It's a long story" John said.
"We have time"
"Are my wife and unborn child going to be ok...?" John asked, his voice was shaky and he wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer to the question he has just asked. He sliently prayed that the doctor had good news to tell him.
"Your wife was kicked repeatedly in the ribs, 3 of which are broken but one of them has punctured her right lung" the doctor said sadly.
John swore under his breath, this wasn't the news he wanted to hear. He wanted Eve to be ok this injury could potentially kill her.
"What about the baby?" John asked.
"When you wife was punched in the chest she fell to the floor and curled herself into a fetal position" the doctor explained "that is the only thing that saved your child's life"
"So the baby is alright?" John asked relieved, he honestly didn't think that the baby would survive.
"I'd hate to ruin this happy news but there is more you need to know ... your wife needs to be operated on immediately or she will die but there is a 85 percent chance that if we perform the surgery the baby will not survive"
John felt like his whole world was crashing down around him. He knew what the doctor wanted him to do ... he needed to make a choice.
"If she doesn't have the operation then we can keep her alive long enough for the baby to be born normally but that is against my better judgment"
"Oh God" John let his head hit the wall behind him "how the hell am I supposed to choose between my wife and my baby"
"John I know this is going to sound kinda selfish but you and Eve can always have other children" Randy said putting a hand on John's shoulder.
John shook the younger man's hand away.
"Can I see her before I make my decision?" John asked.
"She's asleep but if it will help I'll take you to her" the doctor said.
John stood up and followed him to the room where his wife was. She was laying there sleeping peacefully. John took her hand in his own and brought it to his lips.
"I should have been there with you baby" he said. She was on a respirator and a bunch of other machines. He brushed the hair out of her face.
"I have a very hard decision to make ... I know we both wanted this baby so badly but if I have to choose you or this baby I choose you"
He moved the chair down so that he could rest his hand on her stomach. He couldn't help but smile a little, the baby had managed to survive the attack.
"I'm sorry baby but there isn't any other way" he whispered "if there was believe me I would do it in a heartbeat ... your mother and I wanted to meet you so badly but looks like that will never come to pass"
"We loved you so much" John was pretty choked up by now, how do you explain to an unborn baby that they will never get to see the light of day or feel the warmth of their mother's arms. He caressed Eve's stomach with his thumb like he had done so many times before. He broke down at this time, he felt so out of control and it was just too much.
"Mr. Cena have you decided?" John looked at the doctor's name tag it read Dr. Tai Cortez, why that stuck with John he had no idea but it did.
"Go ahead with the surgery" John said.
He doctor nodded sadly "Would you like to see Jayson?"
"Yeah"
The doctor took him to Jayson's room. Jay looked so small all alone in his hospital bed, his eyes had been covered with gauze and a big white cast covered his little arm.
"Hey buddy" John said as he had a seat next to his step son.
"Dad is that you?" Jayson asked, his voice was still horse from having TJ trying to strangle him.
"Yeah, Jay I'm right here" John said patting his head reassuringly.
"I'm sorry dad" Jayson said. John could see the tears escaping the bandages.
"Sorry for what?" John asked.
"For not being able to protect mama"
"Don't be sorry Jayson there was nothing you could have done this man was a lot stronger than you"
"I should have fought harder that's what you would have done"
"You did everything you could" John said "I don't blame you and neither does your mom"
"Is mama and the baby ok?" Jayson asked.
John wasn't sure what to do, he didn't want to tell Jayson the truth because he knew that the poor boy would blame himself.
"We're not sure of anything right now buddy"
"I'm scared daddy they have this stuff covering my eyes"
"It's just so your eyes don't get hurt by the lights don't worry the doctors will take it off soon" John explained.
"Will you stay here till I fall asleep again ... I'm scared of hospitals"
"Sure, I won't go anywhere till you fall asleep"
It didn't take Jayson long to fall asleep do to the pain killers being administered to him through his IV. John stayed with the boy till he was sure he was asleep. He placed a kiss on the sleeping boy's forehead before leaving the room. Randy was still sitting in the waiting room when John returned. Zoey was asleep with her head in Randy's lap.
"Would you mind taking Zoey home and staying with her?" John asked.
"Where are you going?"
"I need to go out and clear my head" John replied.
"I really don't think that is such a good idea John your family needs you"
"I'm not helping anyone by sitting here" John snapped at his best friend.
Randy didn't get to respond John was gone.
"So now you are sitting in a bar talking to me instead of being at the hospital with your wife?" Anthony asked.
"I'm better off here" John said.
"Come on my friend" Anthony lifted John to his feet easily.
"Where are we going?" John asked trying a little to fight out of Anthony's grasp but he was too intoxicated to put up too much of a fight.
"I'm driving you to your wife" Anthony threw some bills on the bar and walked with John to the door.
"I never did ask you what you were doing here in Florida" John said once they were in Anthony's Honda NSX.
"I have a house about 25 minutes away and that bar is pretty small so I get left alone" he explained.
"Why are you helping me you don't even know me?" John asked.
"What can I say I'm a sucker for a good sob story" Anthony said.
John glared at him but didn't say anything further.
"Besides I'd like to see how the rest of the story turns out who knows this could makes a really good song"
"Probably would go platinum" John mused.
"All the more reason to stick around"
The rest of the ride was silent, John was in his own little world and Anthony was content with staring straight ahead and humming random tunes to himself every once and a while. They arrived at the hospital to find Randy there waiting.
"Where's Zoey?" John asked, he was too buzzed to really feel panicked.
"She's with Rory" Randy replied "Who's your friend?"
Anthony let John go sit down, "Anthony Kiedis" he said shaking Randy's hand.
"As in the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... that Anthony Kiedis?" Randy asked.
"The one and only and you are?" Anthony asked.
"Friend of the family" Randy replied.
"Ok well John I'm gonna be over hear thinking about that song idea" Anthony said.
"Huh?" Randy asked confused.
"It's an inside joke" Anthony winked at Randy.
Randy looked from John to Anthony and then back to John before giving up on trying to figure out what Anthony had meant and had a seat next to John.
"Any news?" John asked.
"No and they have had her in there for about 2 hours now"
John leaned back so his head was resting against the back of the chair. He eventually fell asleep only to be shaken awake sometime later. He awoke with a start, he blinked a few times and took in his unfamiliar surroundings. Dr. Cortez was staring at him now. John looked over and both Randy and Anthony who were both sleeping.
"Is my wife alright doc?" John asked.
"The operation went well she lost a little too much blood so we had to give her a transfusion but other than that everything went as planned"
"And the baby?" John asked.
The doctor smiled at him "you are a very lucky man Mr. Cena"
John couldn't help but smile instantly. Everything was going to be alright, his wife and baby were both alive and going to be ok.
"Thank you doctor for saving both their lives" John hugged the man.
He wanted to scream at the top of his lungs but then he remembered where he was so he settled for the next best thing. He quietly walked up to Randy and got close to his ear, then he yelled wake up very loudly. Randy jumped out of his seat and fell to the floor. Anthony woke up when he heard the thud.
"What's going on?" Anthony asked stretching.
"Mr Kiedis you'll be happy to know your song has a happy ending" John was grinning from ear to ear "my wife and unborn child both made it out of surgery"
"I'm still confused by the song thing but the fact that Eve and the baby are going to be fine is great man" Randy said standing up, he winced and rubbed his back.
"That's great John I'm really happy for you" Anthony patted John on the back.
"I owe you one" John held out his hand for Anthony to shake.
"Tell you what if that baby is a boy name him after me and we're even" Anthony said, he was joking of course.
"I'll remember that" John said.
"Well I should be going this is kinda a family thing but I'd love to meet your wife and kids they sound like they'd be some pretty cool people to meet"
"We'll have to set something up now because I know that Jayson is going to be pissed that he didn't get to meet his favorite rock star"
"Corrupting the youth of America" Anthony said before leaving.
"Ok not sure I want to understand what that was about" Randy said "Jay isn't the only one who is going to be pissed, you know how much Eve loves The Chili Peppers"
"Well she's still recovering so I think I can survive her wrath for a little while"
"I'm really happy for you man but I'm gonna go and fill Rory in like I promised to do"
"Ok man take it easy and kiss my baby girl for me" Randy and John exchanged a manly hug before Randy took off.
John wasn't sure how he had gotten so lucky but he had and he wasn't about to make the same mistakes twice.
A/N: Ok I know I'm a sap but I really didn't feel like ending this in a bad way. So whatever review and I'll update soon ... also we haven't heard the last of TJ. He teams up with someone from John and Eve's past and they bring up some of Eve's past that she wants to keep buried at all costs ... and maybe I'll explain who Marcus is and why John doesn't know about him. Also to my best friend Katrina who I know is reading this ... I had to add Anthony Kiedis, also if the reviewers want Anthony to make another apperance let me know.